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FEAR OF LANDING.
Edition: First printing.
Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - First novel by this noted epidemiologist, veterinarian and ecologist - "On the islands of Java and Bali in the early 1980s, Western governments are pouring millions of dollars into development schemes even as Indonesian strongman President Suharto violently stifles dissent. For Canadian veterinarian Abner Dueck, the spice islands are an exotic locale for the seemingly mundane work of examining dead cows and working with old friends" - until two of his friends are murdered. 223 pp. ISBN: 1590583493.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 45833More details Price: $18.00 -
THE ADVENTURER'S GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL ESCAPES.
Edition: First printing.
New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2016) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Canadian author's fast-paced and humorous first novel for older children - "Is there such a thing as too much adventure? Anne is about to find out. She has spent most of her thirteen years dreaming of the day she and her best friend Penelope will finally leave Saint Lupin's Institute for Perpetually Wicked and Hideously Unattractive Children. When the big day arrives, a series of very curious happenings lead to Anne being charged with an epic quest." SIGNED and dated in the year of publication on the title page. Illustrations by Mariono Epelbaum. 366 pp plus a secret epilogue bound in upside down. ISBN: 978-0316305280.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 69035More details Price: $25.00 -
REPRODUCTION.
Edition: Uncorrected proof for the first US edition, issued as a trade paperback.
Condition: Fine in printed blue wrapppers.
Book ID: 84207More details Price: $95.00 -
REPRODUCTION.
Edition: Uncorrected proof for the first US edition, issued as a trade paperback.
Condition: Fair condition in printed blue wrapppers (crinkling from dampness to the fore-edge of many pages, no spine creasing)
Book ID: 84317More details Price: $30.00 -
DEATH ON THE ROCKS.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: St Martin's, (2002.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second Lucy Trimble mystery by the author of the highly praised Charlie Salter series. ISBN: 0-312-205252.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 30982More details Price: $15.00 -
DEATH BY DEGREES.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring Toronto police inspector Charlie Salter. A college professor is murdered shortly after he is appointed Dean. 192 pp. ISBN: 0-684-196484.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 54897More details Price: $15.00 -
THE NIGHT THE GODS SMILED: Introducing Inspector Charlie Salter.
Edition: First printing.
Toronto: Collins Crime Club, (1983). SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first Canadian edition (with no price on the dust jacket) of the first mystery featuring Inspector Charlie Salter of the Metropolitan Toronto Police. Wright was born in England, but lived in Canada for many years before becoming a writer. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel, Winner of the Crime Writers Association's John Creasey Memorial Dagger Award for Best First Mystery Novel, Winner of the City of Toronto Book Award. 181 pp. ISBN: 0-002226340.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 70796More details Price: $65.00 -
A BODY SURROUNDED BY WATER: An Inspector Charlie Salter.
Edition: First printing.
Toronto: Collins Crime Club, (1987). Hardcover first edition - The first Canadian edition (with no price on the dust jacket) of the fifth book in this award-winning mystery series featuring Inspector Charlie Salter of the Metropolitan Toronto Police. Set on Prince Edward Island. 166 pp. ISBN: 0-002231816.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 70797More details Price: $25.00 -
A QUESTION OF MURDER: An Inspector Charlie Salter.
Edition: First printing.
Toronto: Collins Crime Club, (1988). Hardcover first edition - The first Canadian edition (with no price on the dust jacket) of the sixth book in this award-winning mystery series featuring Inspector Charlie Salter of the Metropolitan Toronto Police. 191 pp. ISBN: 0-002232995.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 70798More details Price: $20.00 -
LOVE IN THE TEMPERATE ZONE.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Viking, (1988.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A story of the detonation of a marriage and the finding of love again, by this Canadian writer, who won the Edgar for her novel of suspense, 'The Suspect.' 280 pp. ISBN: 0-670-811734.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 19759More details Price: $17.50 -
LOVE IN THE TEMPERATE ZONE.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Viking, (1988.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A story of the detonation of a marriage and the finding of love again, by this Canadian writer, who won the Edgar for her novel of suspense, 'The Suspect.' 280 pp. ISBN: 0-670-811734.
Condition: Good in very good dust jacket. (prev owner's name and a binding flaw? front free endpaper pasted down, title page pasted on edge, minor edge tears from a few pages at the end being opened). A good reading copy.
Book ID: 40155More details Price: $12.50 -
LOVE IN THE TEMPERATE ZONE.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Viking, (1988.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A story of the detonation of a marriage and the finding of love again, by this Canadian writer, who won the Edgar for her novel of suspense, 'The Suspect.' 280 pp. ISBN: 0-670-811734.
Condition: Near fine in a very near fine dust jacket. (corner of front endpaper clipped.)
Book ID: 40337More details Price: $15.00 -
LOVE IN THE TEMPERATE ZONE.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Viking, (1988.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A story of the detonation of a marriage and the finding of love again, by this Canadian writer, who won the Edgar for her novel of suspense, 'The Suspect.' 280 pp. ISBN: 0-670-811734.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (price-clipped)
Book ID: 76742More details Price: $14.50 -
A CHILL RAIN IN JANUARY.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Viking, (1990). SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third novel featuring Royal Canadian Mounted Police Staff Sergeant Karl Alberg, set in a remote village on the British Columbia Sunshine Coast (the first in the series won the Edgar award). INSCRIBED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 273 pp. ISBN: 0-670831298.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 77655More details Price: $30.00